--What an ugly and barbaric banquet.
The Philosopher watched everything with cold eyes. Even now, she herself would be one of the dishes on the banquet table.
If her Blood Slave were still with her, she would kill every vampire who stared at her with disgusting eyes. She was especially skilled at extracting blood from the living—perhaps she could let these weak, man-eating beasts joyfully feel that they, too, could bleed the same fluid.
But for now, she had to endure.
Unlike ordinary Supernatural Beings, she had participated in many New Moon Rituals. She had done so ever since she was a Demon Scholar. Once she had sufficient experience and strength reserves, she naturally had to participate in New Moon Rituals on her second path as well.
Unlike the Full Moon Rituals, which were like children playing house and required participants to hide their identities and play roles, New Moon Rituals had the simplest solution—more than ninety-five percent of the time, as long as one killed everyone who could be killed, one would definitely gain a tremendous advantage. It was even possible to win outright.
This time was a relatively rare fully restricted ritual—that was, physical attributes, mana pools, spellcasting resources, and the area of activity were all restricted. Whether they were Supernatural Beings skilled in close combat, mages and summoners, or those stalkers, ritualists, and hunters, none of them could display their full strength.
Then, naturally, the professions with the greatest advantage were those that relied purely on external objects. Alchemists and demihumans, for example, or writers and singers.
--Fortunately, their team had an alchemist.
She had also prepared spellcasting tools beforehand. Considering that participants in New Moon Rituals were often bound or otherwise unable to move freely upon entry, equipment that was difficult to carry could easily be